Venue – Spencer

Once

Sep 3 – Sep 22, 2024

Located atSpencer Theater

Book byEnda Walsh

Music & Lyrics byGlen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed byJohn Carney

Directed byArtistic Director Stuart Carden

Featuring gorgeous songs like the Oscar-winning “Falling Slowly,” the transformative power of love and music in ‘Once’ will uplift you to a world where every note tells a story, and every song becomes a journey of the heart.

Emma

May 6 – May 25, 2025

Located atSpencer Theater

ByKate Hamill

Based on the Novel byJane Austen

Fresh. Funny. Flirty. Step into the world of EMMA, where wit and romance collide in Kate Hamill’s delightful adaptation of Jane Austen’s timeless classic.

A Christmas Carol 2023

Nov 21 – Dec 24, 2023

Based on the book by:Charles Dickens

Adapted for the Stage by:Geoff Elliott

Directed by:Jason Chanos

Located at:Spencer Theatre

For over 40 years, Kansas City’s beloved tradition has created holiday memories for families all around our community, with all the heart and spectacle you’ve come to love… start your family tradition this year and create memories that will last for many Christmas’s to come!

Little Shop of Horrors

Apr 30 – May 19, 2024

Book and lyrics by:Howard Ashman

Music by:Alan Menken

Directed by:Artistic Director Stuart Carden

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant.

Cyrano de Bergerac

Sep 5 – Sep 24, 2023

Written by:Edmond Rostand

Freely Adapted by:Martin Crimp

Directed by:Associate Artistic Director Nelson T. Eusebio III

Located at:Spencer Theatre

With all the timeless passion of the legendary Cyrano, this “breathtakingly exciting” (Evening Standard) theatrical tour-de-force is the celebratory kick-off to our 60th Anniversary Season.

A Christmas Carol 2022

Nov 18 – Dec 24, 2022

Based on the book by:Charles Dickens

Adapted for the Stage by:Geoff Elliott

Directed by:Jason Chanos

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Peter Pan and Wendy

Neverland for a New Generation

May 4 – May 21, 2023

Written by:J.M. Barrie

Adapted by:Lauren M. Gunderson

Directed by:Artistic Director Stuart Carden

Located at:Spencer Theatre

With all the magic and adventure of the original story, this adaptation charms with a fresh take on what it means to dream, to grow, and to be a part of a community.

Twelfth Night

Sep 6 – Sep 25, 2022

Written by:William Shakespeare

Directed by:Associate Artistic Director Nelson T. Eusebio III

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity, music and the madness of love, Twelfth Night finds new life as the celebratory kick-off to our 22-23 season.

A Christmas Carol 2017

Nov 17 – Dec 24, 2017

Written by:Charles Dickens

Adapted and Directed by:Eric Rosen

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Kansas City’s favorite holiday tradition is back for its 37th season, with an all-NEW adaptation by KCRep Artistic Director, Eric Rosen! A ripping good telling of the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the curmudgeonly businessman who requires the intervention of a few spectral guides to understand the true meaning of Christmas and life. Complete with …

A Christmas Carol 2018

Nov 16 – Dec 30, 2018

Written by:Charles Dickens

Adapted by:Eric Rosen

Directed by:Marissa Wolf

Located at:Spencer Theatre

Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, cold-hearted creditor, continues his stingy ways on Christmas Eve. He rejects a dinner invitation and all the good tidings of the season from his nephew, Fred; he yells at charity workers; and he overworks his earnest employee, Bob Cratchit. Until, he is visited one-by-one, by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present …